Commissioning, Procurement and Contracting

The National Occupational Standards (NOS) for Commissioning, Procurement and Contracting for Care Services were reviewed during 2013. They have a specific focus on commissioning activities within the context of social care, including joint activities with partners such as health service commissioners. The NOS have been developed and agreed for use across the UK.

NOS have numerous uses in the workplace or in the development of the workforce. These include defining roles at work; staff recruitment; supervision and appraisal; benchmarks for qualifications; identifying, developing or commissioning training; identifying Continuing Professional Development (CPD) needs; and staff planning.

There is a large number of NOS in this suite, so to help navigation they have been grouped into functional areas blow:

This standard is about providing supervision to individuals. The individuals whom you are supporting may be within your own organisation or in other organisations, and may work at the same level as yourself. This standard is not about line management or supervision which is covered separately in relevant Management and Leadership standards.

Users of this standard will need to ensure that practice reflects up to date information and policies.

This unit is about steering and coordinating the design of a range of policies which take account of the legal environment, EU considerations and guidance upon policy/regulatory appraisal. It includes inspiring and motivating others to develop policy and evaluating the options developed. This unit should be used in conjunction with your organisation's own leadership behaviours.

This standard reflects best practice within the PSG policy framework in relation to policy design.